Malaysia’s data centre boom looks poised to continue despite power, labour concerns
Spillover of demand from Singapore is turning Johor into South-east Asia’s fastest-growing data centre hub
[SINGAPORE] Data centre operators in Malaysia are brushing aside concerns over power and labour constraints, remaining confident that the sector will continue to boom.
“The demand for sustainable digital infrastructure has actually never been higher,” Jeremy Deutsch, Asia-Pacific president for Vantage Data Centers, told The Business Times.
Vantage is a leading global provider of hyperscale data centre campuses, and counts Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC among its investors.
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